The Strikes Hit Hollywood's PR Machine, Critics vs. Influencers and How to Fight for Your Creative Vision

Publicists are feeling the pinch [SAG-AFTRA-WGA-Strike]( [Hollywood Double Strike Forces Publicists to Pivot to Stay in Business]( By Loree Seitz As Hollywood’s historic double strike puts virtually all press and promotion opportunities centered around actors and writers on pause, personal publicists have been left in a lurch — forcing small and midsize PR firms to pivot their strategies to survive. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Influencers and film critics: Who should get to go to red carpets?]( [The Brewing Battle Between Film Critics and Influencers]( By Kristen Lopez As the summer movie season heated up with splashy red carpets, film critics set Twitter abuzz with complaints about the arrival of social media influencers at the premieres of “Barbie” and Disney’s “Haunted Mansion.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tim Schafer interview artwork]( [Game Designer Tim Schafer Says Creatives Need to ‘Fight’ for Their Vision]( By Robert Carnevale Tim Schafer knows what goes into getting a creative vision all the way from inception to deliverable, and — spoiler alert — it takes more than a winning idea. It takes moxie, skill and some business savvy, he told TheWrap for this week’s Office With a View. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [‘Shark Week’ 2023 Premiere Reaches Over 5.3 Million]( [Monyetta Shaw, Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, Sanya Richards Ross of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta"]( [Reality TV Could Help Peacock Weather the Strikes]( [Florida Republican Governor incumbent Ron DeSantis gives a victory speech over Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Charlie Crist during his election night watch party at the Tampa Convention Center on November 8, 2022 .]( [Judge Rejects Disney’s Attempt to Have DeSantis Lawsuit Dismissed]( [Amazon has a plan to power AI.]( [Inside Amazon’s Low-Key Plan to Dominate AI | PRO Insight]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](